Peter E. Sargent is the Dean of the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts at Webster University and has been a resident lighting designer for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis since its inception in 1966.  He has also designed lighting for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Coconut Grove Theatre, and The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre.  He is on the Board of Directors for the College of Fellows of American Theatre, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Arts and Education Council, Insight Theatre Company,  and is a member of the Advisory Board of Dance St. Louis.  He coordinates the national auditions for the International Thespian Festival and the National Unified Audition Tour. He is a member of the United Scenic Artists, the National Theatre Conference, The International Council of Fine Arts Deans, Educational Theatre Association, The College Theatre Council of Greater St. Louis, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Texas Educational Theatre Association, and Theatre Communications Group. He is the founding Vice President for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education that is now celebrating its 25^th year.